Scabbard-hanger.



L. 6.1ABLESNIK.

SCABBARD HANGER.

APPLICATION FI'LED A`UG.3. 1918.

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i UNITED STATES PATENT oEEIcE- Louis c. JAELESNIK, or EEEGENEIELD, NEW JERSEY.

scABBAEn-HANGEE.

Application led August 3, 1918. Serial No. 248,173.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, Louis C. JABLESNIK,

. a citizen of the United States, residing at Bergenfield, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented a new The device forming the subject matter of this application is a scabbardhanger and, to the end that the objects of the invention may be understood clearly, the accepted ,order will be departed from slightly, in this specication, the figures of the drawing and parts of the device being described iirst, and the objects being stated when the description has proceeded far enough so that these objects may be appreciated readily.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 shows in front elevation, a known form of belt, a portion of which is yadapted to be used with the belt shown in Fig. 2, through the instrumentality of the device forming the subject matter of this application; Fig. 2 shows in front elevation, a belt which is of known form, savino' for the fact that a part of the structure shown in Fig.

l has been assembled therewith by means of the device hereinafter claimed; Fio. 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Fig. 2; and Fig. 4L is a perspective showing a modification.

The numeral 1 denotes a body encircling belt issued to oicers in the army of the United States and adapted to support a sword or saber. A slide 2 is mounted on the belt 1 and is provided with an opening 3 wherein is located a frame 4, engaged with the belt 1 and provided at its lower end with an outstanding loop 5. A U-shaped hanger 6 is provided, the same including an outer arm 7 having a bend 8 at its upper end and including an inner arm 9 coperating with the bend, the bend being engaged detachably with the loop 5. At their lower ends, the arms 7 and 9 of the hanger 6 merge into a bearing 10. The outer arm 7 of the outer arm 6 carries a hook 11. An eye 12 is mounted to swing in the bearing 1() and carries diverging straps 14, fashioned at their lower ends into loops 15, held at adjusted lengths by means of buckles 16, the loops supporting snaps 17. It is obvious that the hanger 6 and parts carried thereby form a means whereby a saber or sword may be suspended from the belt 1.

The numeral 18 marks a body encircling belt which has replaced recently, the belt `1.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May e, 1919.

The belt 18 is provided adjacent fone edge with eyes 19, adapted to carry a canteen, a holster,a first aid pouch and the like. It will be obvious, however, that no provision is made, in connection with the belt 18 whereby from.

Having progressed thus far with the description, it may be stated that it is theobject of rthis invention to providea simple but inexpensive means whereby the hanger 6 and parts carried thereby, as shown in connection with the belt 1, may be mounted on the belt 18, thus adapting the belt 18 to carry a sword or saber and at the same time rendering it unnecessary to cast aside as useless, the hanger 6, which, formerly, in connection with the belt 1, has afforded. a useful and satisfactory means for supporting a saber.

In carrying out the present invention, there is provided a U-shaped member 20 comprising a base bar 21 supplied at its ends with upright hooks 22 the depending portions of which are provided with inwardly extended approachin lingers 23; A pendant 24 made of leat er or other suitable material is bent upon itself around the base bar 21 and is stitched as shown at 25 to form a socket 26 wherein the base bar is located. An upstanding guard 27, made of leather or `asword or saber may be suspended` therethe like, extends to the rear of the hooks 22` and is held upon the pendant 21 by means `of the stitching 25 hereinbefore alluded to. The socket 26 is provided with slots 28, receiving eyes 29 pivotally mounted on the base bar 21 of the U-shaped member 20 and located at the upper ends of depending arms 30, carrying a forwardly presented loop 31.

The hooks 22 of the member 20 may be engaged in the eyes 19 of the belt 18, the fingers 23 preventing an accidental detachment of the hooks from the eyes. The U- shaped hanger 6 and attendant parts may be engaged with the loop 31, thus the hanger and its parts, having been removed from the belt 1, may be assembled with the belt 18. The invention, obviously, aifords a simple means whereby the hanger 6 and coperating parts may be detached from the belt 1 and assembled with the belt 18, thus rendering the latter belt useful to oiiicers and other persons called upon to carry a saber.

VIn Fig. 4 of the drawings, wherein the modied lform of the invention is shown, parts hereinbefore described are designated by numerals previously used, with the suflix a.` The modification consists'in fashioning the arms 30a integrally with the Vloaseloar 21a of the U-shap edumenileefr/T20 Uhnsdispensing with the eye 29 and adapting the structure for the use of those Who do not-care--to take advantage of pivotal movement aorded by .the :mounting of :the eyes `129 :on ethe base bar 21. f

Having thus described the invention, what isclaim,ed ,is :f

1. A.,deviceoradaptingascabbard hanger 2. A device for adapting a scaloloard hanger to a belt'fcomprising; agU=shaped memberj in- Y clnding` a'haseirbar havingfupright forwardly extended hooks at its Aends,.fthe-hooks511er- Y minating in approaching inwardly extended fingers, the base har carrying depending @arms .connected hy :a A4forwardly presented loop.

A device for adapting a scabbard hanger 'to a belt, comprising a pendant provided 1 by a forwardly presented loop.

-In testimony thatll claim the foregoing :as my ovvnI have hereto aiixed my signature in the presence of Utwo Witnesses.

LQUIS C. JABLESNIK. Witnesses:

CHAs. {l-,Lnvimi SMITH, AUGUSTN. BAEHR.

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